The Landvogteischschloss is a small castle in the city of Baden. It is located on the right bank of the Limmat river ...
The Lords of Grandson were first mentioned in the second half of the 11th century, when the castle was built. It was sited on ...
The Barons of Aigle were first mentioned in 1179. At that time they had a small fortification, that became the center of the ...
A document from 1177 from the Abbey of Hauterive mentions the Romont as a wooded hill. In 1239, Anselme (or Nantelme) sold ...
Built in the 13th century by Pierre de Savoie, the castle of La Tour-de-Peilz served as a fortress and refuge, as an observat ...
The Rudenz tower was built in the early 13th century. It protected the Gotthard road (Gotthardstrasse) and housed an Imperial ...
Lenzburg Castle ranks among the oldest and most important of Switzerland. The castle stands on the almost circular castle hi ...
Tourbillon Castle was built sometime between 1290 and 1308 by the Bishop of Sion, Boniface de Challant, as his principal resi ...
Around the year 1180, the Habsburgs acquired the region around present-day Laufenburg. They constructed fortifications on bot ...
Sasso Corbaro, known as Unterwalden Castle after 1506 and Saint Barbara's Castle after 1818, is about 600 m south-east of to ...
Werdenberg castle was founded around 1228-1230 by Count Rudolf I of Montfort. Today, the architectural complex comprises two ...
Frauenfeld castle was founded by the counts of Kyburg in the 13th century. The massive tower dates from 1227. The exhibit o ...
The Lords of Jegistorf were first mentioned in the 12th century, in the service of the Dukes of Zähringen. They built the la ...
The small castle of Aarau ('Schlössli') has remained nearly unchanged since the 13th century. The 'Schlössli' is the oldest ...
Chenaux castle was built in 1392 by Chevalier Pierre and his brother Guillaume. Humbert, the bastard of Savoie, acquired the ...
Started at the end of the 15th century, between 1476 and 1482, the construction of St-Maurice castle took place in several st ...
Bischofszell castle was built in the 12th/13th century. It was damaged by the city fire in 1419 and repaired soon thereafter. ...
Hallwyl Castle is one of the most important moated castles in Switzerland. It is located on two islands in the River Aab ...
A castle in Arbon is first mentioned in 720 in a history of St. Gall Abbey. It stood on or near the site of the Roman era ...
While the builder of the Aarberg Castle is unknown, the city itself was founded between 1220 and 1225 by count Ulrich III of ...